Re: Need help with eye caps...
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Originally Posted by
Eden
The Dr didn't really say much, idk if she was rude or just really busy. The ointment is supposed to moisten and loosen the eye caps. Its made of mineral oil, white petrolatum, and gentamicin sulfate. I also really hope his eyes heal, I'm really wishing I had made this post sooner like when i first got him around month ago so I would've know to take him to the vet right then. I feel like such a crappy mom. :(
That's an antibiotic...........
If there are several layers of stuck spectacle on each eye, using a little mineral oil to loosen them and slide them off often does not work so well as the edges tend to get "glued" together. That is firmly into territory where I would find a vet willing to be a bit more aggressive than prescribing antibiotic eye ointment.
I learned this lesson the hard way. I have a very beautiful snake that has only one eye thanks to a previous owner who sold her to me with a least three retained caps. She was easily always shedding the top spectacle while the other three remained firmly in place. The membranes around the cornea became infected shortly after I received her and attempts to remove the spectacles without surgery proved futile.
The ointment you were prescribed is the same post-op treatment we were given. The long and the short of it is this: find a vet who is willing to discuss exactly what is going on with her eyes and who is also polite enough to explain all options available to you. Do not attempt to screw around with removing multiple stuck caps yourself. A qualified vet can easily determine if she has more than one spectacle still attached.
Best of luck.
